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London, Aug 7 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand's father is facing bankruptcy after failing to pay his rent of more than 13,000 pounds.However, 67-year-old Ron Brand is refusing to ask ... Read more...

Washington, June 19 (IANS) Living alone could hasten one's death, especially among those who have suffered heart attack and stroke, says a new study.
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) researchers ... Read more...

Washington, June 5 (IANS) Stress causes men and women to respond differently to risky decision making, says a study.For instance, men charge ahead for small rewards and women take their ... Read more...

London, Jan 14 (IANS) Jotting down anxieties before a stressful situation like an exam or speech boosts your performance.
The technique is so powerful that students taking an exam showed a ... Read more...

Washington, Jan 3 (ANI): Psychologists from the University of California, Berkeley have found that older people have a hard time keeping a lid on their feelings, especially when watching heartbreaking or disgusting ... Read more...

Washington, Dec 17 (ANI): Psychologists from the University of California, Berkeley have found that older people have a hard time keeping a lid on their feelings, especially when watching heartbreaking or disgusting ... Read more...

London, Aug 28 (IANS) A nine-year-old boy in Britain was so badly neglected by his mother that he stopped growing, a media report said.
The boy developed a condition called psycho-social dwarfism, Daily ... Read more...

Washington, June 30 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the strain of genetically defective mice is a useful animal model for laboratory studies that could be useful for understanding human depression.A ... Read more...

Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Ever wondered why England's soccer team keeps losing on penalties? Well, University of Exeter researchers may help you figure it out.In a new study, the boffins have shown ... Read more...

Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) Couples who sort out their tiffs by weighing each word release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, says a study.
"Previous research has shown that couples who are hostile to ... Read more...

Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): Using thoughtful words while fighting with your partner is less stressful for couples, claims a new study.Researchers at Penn State found that couples who bring thoughtful words to ... Read more...

Washington, Sep 22 (ANI): In a study on laboratory mice, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown that bouts of relatively short-term stress can boost the immune system and ... Read more...

London, May 23 (ANI): A British woman has given birth to six babies within the space of five minutes.The babies were conceived naturally and weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz.Nuala Conway ... Read more...

Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): When you''re angry, the tension is not just restricted to your head, claims a new study, which found that anger can trigger potentially deadly heart rhythms in ... Read more...

Washington, Dec 25 (ANI): Scientists from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have identified a molecular mechanism that triggers initiation of plaques in Alzheimer''s brain.Alzheimers disease is characterized by accumulation and ... Read more...

Washington, Dec 12 (ANI): Researchers in Switzerland have discovered a family of genes that is involved in regulating the expression of other genes in the brain and is ultimately responsible for ... Read more...

New Delhi, Oct 20 (ANI): Friends star Courteney Cox''s relationship with actor hubby David Arquette is reportedly on rocks.The couple has a four-year-old daughter and has been married for nine years.According ... Read more...

Melbourne, Oct 8 (ANI): In a remarkable discovery, scientists have for the first time unravelled bacteria''s stress buster a "co-ordination centre that directs a bacteria''s defence systems to fight off external ... Read more...

London, Sept 30 (ANI): Anti-social behaviour can be a form of mental illness, claim scientists at Cambridge University.The research team believes that adolescent males becoming unruly could be linked to a ... Read more...

Washington, July 30 (ANI): A team of psychologists has studied how childhood experiences influence a persons social skills and ability to handle stressful situations, using a rat model.Lead researcher Dr. Akaysha ... Read more...

London, February 28 (ANI): Finnish and American scientists have identified a gene which is key to the regulation of carbon dioxide uptake for photosynthesis and water evaporation in plants, a discovery that ... Read more...